Help with abdomen distension?

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  • giovanna8830
    giovanna8830 Posts: 80 Member
    In serious cases of constipazion do The Enema. You buy at The pharmacy
  • MamaRiss
    MamaRiss Posts: 481 Member
    ArcticSero wrote: »
    Double posting, triple posting, to say Thank you to everyone who responded and gave me some tips! I tried to edit the first post but it won't let me now lmao.

    I'll definitely try to fill out the ICE form for the hospital, problem is this is the same hospital where my mom's gallbladder was rupturing told her it was just indigestion she was having. Eventually she screamed at them until they did a proper blood testing and CT scan and it turns out it wasn't indigestion, her gallbladder was actively about to burst or w/e. She was then rushed for emergency surgery where the surgeon lectured her about coming in sooner and how if she waited a little longer she could have died. (Despite her coming in and making a ton of doctor appointments and going to the ER a lot it was still her fault somehow ;) )

    Also the same hospital that looked over lung cancer that one of our neighbors had, claiming it was just pneumonia. He died sadly.

    Overall, terrible hospital and it's starting to slowly close down as we lost the ER section of it but we're not getting transferred yet to a civilian hospital (sadly) as it'll take some time to find out who gets the contract.

    I'll definitely head to an urgent care if the discomfort/distension/pain gets worse. A lot of our urgent cares aren't that great though either. Medical care in this town kinda sucks.

    Just thank you a lot guys! I'll try to implement all of your advice.

    Are you able to change your Tricare plan? It might be worth it, to be able to go literally anywhere else. Definitely fill out an ICE form any time you go to that clinic, and make sure everyone you know is doing it as well. But at this point in time, your best option might be to go to the ER. Do not let them push you out the door until you have answers. I hope you start feeling better soon
  • courtneyfabulous
    courtneyfabulous Posts: 1,863 Member
    giovanna8830 wrote: »
    In serious cases of constipazion do The Enema. You buy at The pharmacy

    She said she is not constipated and is having regular bowel movements, so that is not the cause of the bloating.
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    courtneyfabulous wrote: »
    giovanna8830 wrote: »
    In serious cases of constipazion do The Enema. You buy at The pharmacy

    She said she is not constipated and is having regular bowel movements, so that is not the cause of the bloating.
    I agree. And unless a doctor orders an enema, they can be dangerous without knowing the cause of constipation for anyone considering one.
  • courtneyfabulous
    courtneyfabulous Posts: 1,863 Member
    Did you ever go to the doctor or figure this out?
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    ArcticSero wrote: »
    ritzvin wrote: »
    1 possibility is a wheat allergy.

    A wheat allergy so late in life? (Granted I'm not that old, 21) but could it really develop that late and so suddenly?

    I developed my allergy to wheat as an adult and was formally diagnosed at 30. It happens. Constipation, painful bloating, and recurring hives were symptoms.
  • CaffeinatedRats
    CaffeinatedRats Posts: 20 Member
    ArcticSero wrote: »
    ritzvin wrote: »
    1 possibility is a wheat allergy.

    A wheat allergy so late in life? (Granted I'm not that old, 21) but could it really develop that late and so suddenly?

    You can develop allergies at any time. My mom developed a latex allergy in her 30's.
  • mom22dogs
    mom22dogs Posts: 470 Member
    You need to go to the doctor. I had the same symptoms and it was an ovarian cyst that suddenly grew really fast over a number of months.
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,785 Member
    edited February 2017
    A few years ago, I got what I thought were several bouts of food poisoning or norovirus, and it turned out to be my gall bladder. It gave out while I was away on vacation 1000 miles from home. Last year, I was having problems with digestion, pains, and thought the symptoms indicated I might be becoming lactose intolerant. Turns out it was a hernia -- I went to the doctor when I started developing a bump.

    People here are (mostly) not doctors, and my guess is you're not either. Rather than looking for advice here, get it from someone who knows what he/she is doing. Having people speculate that it might be this or that isn't going to do you any good. If I had done an enema or taken "home remedies" it could have made both my conditions worse.
  • ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken
    ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken Posts: 1,530 Member
    Were you able to figure this out? I recently had some bloating and cramps and I am almost certain beef is at the root of my problem.
  • ronjsteele1
    ronjsteele1 Posts: 1,064 Member
    hellobaconplease wrote: »
    Jesus, how do people survive there when a doctors appointment takes weeks?!

    This actually made me laugh. We almost never go to the doctor unless we suspect a broken bone or something. Dr. Mom kicks in and I start researching. I list out the possibilities of what something could be from the least serious to the most serious. Then I go down the list one by one either testing or eliminating possibilities based on symptoms. If I feel like I need blood work for someone in our family I order it online and have the results emailed to me. Generally speaking, I can almost always figure out what it is and treat it at home. If I get to the bottom of the list and still haven't figured it out then we schedule a doctor's appt. We haven't needed a doctor in 7+yrs save one x-ray for a potential broken finger (we opted for urgent care in that case). Exceptions to this method exist (extreme pain, broken bones, etc) but honestly, I feel like people run to the doctor for hangnails.

    OP, things for you to consider and look into - gluten allergy, wheat allergy (vs. all gluten), fructose malabsorption syndrome. All three of those are fairly easy to test for and if you're so inclined you can order the tests online for yourself or just have your doctor order them.
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